Standard Bank Earns 13 Accolades At Global Finance Awards 2022
From liquidity management to supply chain finance, Standard Bank has been awarded for its ability to deliver exceptional client service and superior value across a variety of categories Standard Bank’s diverse team and skillsets have been recognised at the Global Finance Awards 2022 after taking home wins in more than a dozen categories. Throughout the […]
Pioneering Ethiopian Media Executive Mehret Mandefro Joins Award-Winning Startup TBTM Studios As COO
October 5, 2022 – Dr. Mehret Mandefro – who produced the Emmy-nominated film How It Feels To Be Free, alongside Executive Producer Alicia Keys – has joined the C-suite of TBTM Studios, the world’s first blockchain-based video entertainment platform that is rewarding fans and compensating creators for building communities around great content. The Emmy-nominated writer, […]
Ubongo Launches Girl Champion Campaign Toolkit In Celebration Of The Day Of The Girl Child
The Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit invites the public to partake in hosting screenings of Ubongo’s girl-power episodes for girls and boys of ages 7 to 14 Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo (www.Ubongo.org), is delighted to announce the launch of Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit as a resource to inspire […]
It’s Game On For Mobile Gaming In Africa
Mobile gaming revenues for Africa are expected to hit a compound annual growth rate of more than 13% for the 2021 to 2025 period. Furthermore, mobile internet users will reach 475 million and 4G connections will increase from approximately 9% to around 27% between 2020 and 2025. This creates massive opportunities for mobile game developers […]
Supporting Children And Families Effectively Means Focusing On Mental Health
The right to health is a fundamental human right, also recognized by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which must be upheld. As health cannot exist without mental health, ignoring this component has tremendous consequences on individuals and the society. Mental wellbeing plays a key role in a child’s development and learning abilities. […]
SOS Children’s Villages And Standard Chartered Bank Partner To Promote Youth Empowerment
– Change Makers For Communities Building Resilient Youth SOS Children’s Villages and Standard Chartered Bank continue to strengthen their partnership which aims to empower youth and build their resilience. SOS Children’s Villages is an independent, non-governmental organisation (NGO) that provides alternative care for children and youth who have lost or are at risk of losing […]
Feeding The Future: How Innovation: Africa Is Playing Its Part For World Food Day
World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger. Millions of people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet, which puts them at high risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. In fact, last year according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]
Ruto Takes On Abandoned Project
The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries. The decision was reached Monday in bilateral talks in Dar es Salaam led by Tanzanian President Samia Hassan and Kenyan President William Ruto, during a two-day visit. The […]
One of Lesotho’s Richest Men Wins Election
A new party led by a political rookie has won the most votes in Friday’s legislative elections in Lesotho but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended a long-running political gridlock. According to final results published by its electoral commission on Monday, the Revolution for Prosperity, a party set up only […]
Floods Drive Nigerians to Desperate Measures
Seventy-six people have died as their boat capsized while they tried to flee dangerously high floodwaters that have inundated swathes of southern Nigeria. The boat, carrying more than 80 people, capsized in the southeastern state of Anambra on Friday, as people desperately tried to escape floods that had risen as high as rooftops. Recent flooding […]
